The Investigation of female college students’ sexual and reproductive health knowledge status and the effect of the intervention / 中国学校卫生

ABSTRACT

Objective@#To understand the current situation of the lack of knowledge about sexual and reproductive health among female college students, and to provide a reference for conducting feasible and effective interventions to improve their reproductive health.@*Methods@#Female college students from a higher vocational college in Yantai were randomly sampled and questionnaires were conducted before and after the sexual and reproductive health education, 2 153 baseline questionnaires were obtained before intervention. After intervention for half a year, 2 110 valid questionnaires were obtained.@*Results@#After the intervention, female college students’ awareness of normal menstrual cycle, menstrual days, menstrual health knowledge, female ovulation time, ovulation and menstruation significantly improved(P<0.01). The proportion of female college students taking an open attitudes of towards to premarital sex increased, and the number of contraceptives was significantly increased during premarital sex, and the rate reported with the intention of unwanted pregnancies to help parents, friends, and teachers was increased significantly, and the rate of choosing abortion in the illegal clinic decreased significantly (P<0.05). After intervention, students were concerned about contraceptive knowledge, STD prevention, and human flow harm. The cognition was significantly improved(P<0.01).@*Conclusion@#Reproductive health education for female college students can have a good effect and significantly increase the awareness rate of related knowledge.